Deaths from falls in Vietnam
Vietnam: Deaths from falls was 16,349 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
16,349
Change on year
up 11.8%
World rank
7th
of 194 countries
All-time high
16,349
in 2021
All-time low
8,918
in 2000
Years of data
22
2000–2021
Deaths from falls in Vietnam, 2000–2021
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2021, deaths from falls in Vietnam stood at 16,349. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 11.8% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deaths from falls in Vietnam peaked at 16,349 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8,918, in 2000.
Vietnam ranks 7th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Deaths from falls in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,918 | — |
| 2001 | 9,256 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 9,543 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 9,839 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 10,191 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 10,487 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 10,788 | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 11,205 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 11,592 | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 11,949 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 12,405 | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 12,775 | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 13,104 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 13,474 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 13,959 | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 14,442 | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 14,764 | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 15,028 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 15,343 | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 15,695 | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 14,626 | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 16,349 | +11.8% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 16,349 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 176.06, 92.9× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 16,349 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 261.44, 62.5× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10,377 | 8,918 | 11,949 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,099 | 12,405 | 15,695 | 10 |
| 2020s | 15,488 | 14,626 | 16,349 | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is deaths from falls in Vietnam?
- Deaths from falls in Vietnam was 16,349 in 2021, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest deaths from falls recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 16,349 in 2021.
- What is the lowest deaths from falls recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,918 in 2000.
- How does Vietnam rank for deaths from falls?
- Vietnam ranks 7th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deaths from falls rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths from falls. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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